Michael Wesch 'The Anthropology of YouTube' (2008)
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TPAO-lZ4_hU
Point: "YouTube, which is not just a technology. 'It's a social space built around video communication that is searchable, taggable and mashable,' Wesch said. 'It is a space where identities, values and ideas are produced, reproduced, challenged and negotiated in new ways'" (Library of Congress, 2008). https://folksonomy.simonperkins.co.uk/?permalink=3716 Transcript: "...and there's a lot more going on than just dancing. And you know, you think about the joy that people are expressing and the fun that they're having as they do this dance. And I like to think of it as more than just a dance, it's a celebration. It's a celebration of new forms of empowerment. You know, anybody with a webcam now has a stronger voice and presence. It's a celebration of new forms of community, and types of community that we've really never seen before, global connections, transcending space and time. It's a celebration of new and unimaginable possibilities. And you know, you can say this is all hype. Like these are just people dancing and having fun, but think about what they're dancing in front of. They're dancing in front of about a billion boxes in places all over the world that are networked together and allows us to connect in ways we've never connected before. And in fact, they can actually invent new ways to connect with each other and it's getting easier and easier to do so. And so that's what I like to think that this is really just a very important moment." https://www.youtube.com/embed/TPAO-lZ4_hU?start=289&end=332 Context: "Early Web 2.0 Nostalgia (also known as 2010s Internet Nostalgia) is a cultural phenomenon and nostalgic trend prevalent among Gen Z and younger Millennials. It involves the sentimental romanticization of internet culture, social media trends, and artifacts from the late 2000s through the late 2010s." https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Early_Web_2.0_Nostalgia Bibliography: Michael Wesch To Discuss 'The Anthropology of YouTube.' (2008, May 22). The Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-08-104/
